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 ==Name==
-There are two opinions about the root of this name:
+According to ibn al-Manzur, the word, "najaf", literally means a high and rectangular place around which water is accumulated, although the water does not go above its level. [[Al-Shaykh al-Saduq]] appeals to a [[hadith]] from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], claiming that "Najaf" comes from the phrase, "nay jaff" which means "the nay sea has dried" which gradually changed into "Najaf".
+"Najaf" is usually accompanied with the adjective, "al-Ashraf" (dignified). According to the author of ''al-Hawza al-'ilmiyya fi l-Najaf al-ashraf'', this is because Imam 'Ali (a), one of the most dignified persons, is buried in the city.
-* Najaf is an Arabic word means "Manjuf". Manjuf, in Arabic, is a rectangular raised land which is enclosed by water. Thus, the area was called Najaf because, geographically, it was shaped like a rectangular and was higher than its surrounding areas.
-* After the [[Noah's Flood]] a large lake, which was called "Nay", began to shape surrounding the raised land of Najaf. Over time the lake dried up; thus that area was called "Nay Jaff" (Nay dried) (Jaff means dried).
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